Robert Wilton Burton

Robert Wilton Burton (1848-1917) published a number of poems and short prose works from the mid-1870s through the 1890s. His most significant works were the tall tales he recorded from freedman Jake Mitchell, also known as Marengo Jake.

Portrait of Robert Wilton Burton, Alabama poet
Photo courtesy of Auburn University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives
Portrait of Robert Wilton Burton, Alabama poet